Damien Rice – Bruce Mason Centre: February 9, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Damien Rice made a welcome return to Auckland playing to a sold out audience 20+ years after he was last in town.
Concert Review
Laneway Festival 2025 – Western Springs: February 6, 2025
2025’s Tamaki Makaurau’s Laneway versus the 2010 inaugural, is quite a different beast. It has grown in size, evolved in music, and shifted venues three times, (with the likelihood of another venue change coming in 2026) Meanwhile the food queues still exist, the early evening waif from the portaloo encampments seeps, and FOMO still plagues […]
Bryan Adams – Spark Arena: February 4, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
BRYAN ADAMS blessed Auckland with his presence last night, in a sell-out show following on from his Christchurch dates, ably supported by JAMES ARTHUR. Carin Newbould was there to report back for The 13th Floor.
C.O.F.F.I.N., Dick Move, & Bloodbags – Whammy Bar: February 4, 2025
It’s Tuesday, Ratu, a rare early week show, an anathema for many working stiffs, but the allure of something new, fresh meat for the grinder drew Simon Coffey, 13th Floor Reviewer from suburbia, to experience Aussie Punk and Rock(ers) C.O.F.F.I.N. aka Children of Finland Fighting in Norway.
Moider Mother/Grecco Romank/Demons of Noon – Whammy Bar: January 25, 2025
There are links between Ōtautahi act Moider Mother and Tamaki Makaurau group Grecco Romank, google reveals all, though where Demons of Noon fits in is a little more mysterious. But on a wet and windy (but warm) rahoroi night all toru groups performed to an unostentatious-sized crowd in a oubliette-like space on Karangahape Rd.
Brother Sister and Robots In Love – Big Fan: January 25, 2025 (Photo Gallery)
Auckland’s Brother Sister and Dunedin’s Robots In Love teamed up along with post-hardcore band MullBrain for some steamy fun at Big Fan.
Everclear – Tuning Fork: January 23, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Everclear took a sold out audience back in time as they brought some “old school 90s alternative rock & roll” to Auckland’s Tuning Fork.
Dionne Warwick – Kiri Te Kanawa Theatre: January 21, 2025
Dionne Warwick brought her One Last Time Tour to Auckland last night, treating fans to an evening of sophisticated, soulful songs, most of them written by Burt Bacharach.
Music In Parks: Georgia Lines – Aotea Square: January 18, 2025
Georgia Lines headlined the third of 18 free concerts in this summer’s Music in Parks series on a bright, sunny Saturday afternoon at Auckland’s Aotea Square.
Luke Combs Eden Park January 17, 2025 (13th Floor Concert Review)
Luke Combs is the first Country artist to headline a full stadium tour down under, and he kicked things off last night at Auckland’s Eden Park.